>>>If I understood your little riddle correctly, [1/4th+ of my bi-weekly]
>>>then here we pay more in taxes & deductions.
>>>Here is 25% off a month! (or 1/2 of my bi-weekly if you wish :))
>>>
>>>USA = Tax Heaven :))
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>>Yes, worth every penny. Which you will need, because there's no health system, you got to deal with health industry on your own. You may be lucky to have your employer provide some health insurance for you, but don't hold your breath. With our luck (if there was a sackfull of X I'd draw a Y) we'd have one of the cases that actually aren't covered.
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>Do you know that Europeans spend less of their income to health care than Americans?!

I know. Every service is more expensive here, and health even more than the rest. I don't know how they manage to do that. Or... I think I know, but then a few would ask me to quote sources, question their credibility etc etc. Don't need to get into that on a nice weekend.